Improved shade and awning



g ,Staten @mail @titl LOUIS C. F. LAESCH, OF. PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent No. 86,419, dated Februar/ry 2, 1869; antedated Janna/rg 22, 1869.

IMPROVE!) SHADE AND AWNING. s MW-*- The Schedule refened to in these Letters Patent and making part of the sanas.

To all 'whom 'it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LOUIS c. F.- LAESGH, of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and improved Goinbiuation of Shade and Awning, and detachable awning for dwelling and factory-windows; 'and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof', reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invent-ion consists- First, in the construction 4of an adjustable rod or prop, hereinafter described, to be used in extending the shade or awning outward from the window.

Secondly, in a new and improved awning-frame, con` structed as hereinafter described.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and' use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation. j

Figure I, Plate II, shows the plan of the rod or prop used to extend the shade of the window.

Figure II, Plate II shows a side view of the same.

The upper end of the rod is fork-shaped, which allows the same'to hold the shade firmly, when exposed to the wind.

These forked ends end in anarrangement, A A A, between which the rod in the shade is placed, the thumb-- screws B B B bringing parts a and b together.

a is either hinged, or a spring.

The lower end of the rod ends'either in a pawl-andratchet arrangement, as shown at D D, or in a friction-arrangement, as shown in Figures III and IV, Plate II.

The object of these` wind from throwing the shade against the window, and also to accommodate lthe rod or prop to any-length shade.

.The friction-arrangcment consists in two jaws, c c, Figs.- III and IV, Plate II, between which the lower end of the rod is placed.

Nut d d and bolt e e draw both jaws firmly together, holding the rod at any angle, by friction. v

Thumb-screws O 0 and 0, Figs. I and II, Plate II, are attached to the window-frame or sash, holding the rod or prop in place.

In order to detach the rod, a slot is cut in plate E E, which carries the pawl-and-ratch et arrangement, allowing the rod to be removed at pleasure, without removing the thumb-screw O C. In the friction-arrangement, Figs. III and IV, Plate II, the plate F, with the two jaws, c c c, is firmly attached to the window-ii-ame by screws, g g g g g.

In order to detach the rod, the lower end of the same has a slot, f f', cut in the saine, as shown in Figures V and VI, Plate yII. In this slot the bolt c e iits. Now, in. order to remove the rod, I give nut d d a turn, which causes the jaws c c to release the rod.

In the detachable awning, I make use of 'the samerod or prop, and attaeh'to the fork-shaped part a rod, of tube-form, so as to make the same light and stili. To this rod the lower part ofthe awning is-attached.-

arrangements is to prevent the In the upper part of the awning, a rod, also of tubeform is sewn in.

This tube has, at one' end, a pin, which its in a plate set in the window-frame, either at the top or centre of one side. l

In the other end ofthe tube, an extension-rod, carrying a pin, slides, which pin iits into a plate in the opposite side of the window-frame.

This extension-rod is held in place by a thumb or set-screw, the saine working through a slot cut in the tube.

'This arrangement of awning allows the same to be taken in, in a very short time, in case of bad weather, therefore making it last longer; and as the same requires less material than the usual contrivance, it can be made at a less cost.

Figures VII and VIII, Plate II, Fig. VII being the plan, and VIII, a side view.

The tube or rod G G, to which the lower end of the awning-material is attached, is iirnily fastened to the rod.

At the lower end of the rod is either the pawl-andratchet or friction-arrangement above described.

. At H H, in the rod, Figs. VII and VIII, Plate Il,

is a set-screw, 85e., for the purpose .of lengthening or shortening the rod or prop. A

By this arrangement, the awning can be brought nearer to or further from the window, at pleasure.

Figure IX, Plate II, shows the rod or tube which is sewn in the top of the awning.V

I is the extension-arrangement.

ff are the pins which lit in the platewhich sets in the window-frame.

Figure X, Plate II, shows, in full size, the extension` end of the tube or rod.

K is the thumb-screw for holding the extension-rod. The` dotted portion shows the rod extended.

Figure XI, Plate II, shows the plate which sets in the window-flame, in which the pins ff iit.

Figure XII, Plate I, shows the shade and rod, or prop, in perspective.

Figure XIII shows the awning-arrangementin peri l spective.- v

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is the following:

l. The above-described adjustable rod, or prop, for

shades or awnings, consisting ofthe forked arms, with the pawl and ratchet, or its equivalent, constructed and operating substantiallyas desclibed.

2. I claim the above-described awning-frame, consisting of the adjustable rod L at the top, the rod G, and forked rod or prop N, with its pawl-and-ratchet attachment, or its equivalent, all constructed and operating substautially as described.'

LOUIS C. F. LAESGH.

Witnesses WILLIAM S. TOLAND, Flinn. -ScHNnnANN-POTT. 

